Israel-Muslim Relations

December 5, 2024

Israel’s push to curtail volume of Muslim call to prayer mimics Europe, Saudi Arabia efforts

The Mosque of Rome, the largest in the European Union. Credit: Lalupa via Wikimedia Commons. by David Isaac (JNS) — Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s announcement on Nov. 30 that he had instructed Israeli police to enforce noise ordinances […]
July 17, 2024

It is imperative to consider how Muslim world perceives failed assassination attempt on Trump

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage following an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. by Harold Rhode (JNS) — It is essential for us to understand […]
May 23, 2024

Iranians and Israelis observing Memorial Day together

by Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Jonathan Feldstein We could not be more different, coming from different backgrounds, but over the past year have learned a tremendous amount about where we each come from, and share a vision for a meaningful and […]
March 28, 2024

Israeli faith leaders issue unprecedented call for coexistence

University of Haifa’s Laboratory for Religious Studies identified a need for inter-religious dialogue in the wake of the October 7 Hamas massacre and now during the Iron Swords War. Credit: University of Haifa. (University of Haifa) — University of Haifa’s […]
February 14, 2024

“World’s Most Influential Muslim” a genocidal Jew-hater

Yemeni theologian Habib Umar bin Hafiz. Source: YouTube/Wikimedia. by Andrew Bostom (JNS) — Toward the end of each year, Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center — a pre-eminent avatar of mainstream “moderate” Islam — issues its annual rankings of “The […]
August 29, 2023

Muslim antisemitism and the “real” apartheid

Yemeni Jews aboard a plane to Israel during “Operation Magic Carpet” in 1949. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. by Lyn Julius (JNS) — Over Israel’s 75-year lifetime, the failed strategy to destroy this non-Arab, non-Muslim entity in the Middle East by force […]
January 18, 2023

Israel barred Jordanian ambassador from Temple Mount? Fake news

Palestinians fly Hamas flags after Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90. (JNS) — The Israel Police on Jan. 17 described as “fake news” reports that the Jordanian […]
December 29, 2022

“Imam of Peace” committed to fight against Islamist extremism

Imam Mohammad Tawhidi speaks to an Australian Senate committee. Courtesy. By David Isaac (JNS) — Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, an Islamic scholar and thinker, has dedicated his life to fighting Islamic extremism. Physically attacked for his positions and forced to flee […]